After 9 months, suddenly taken down!

[CPBaudelaire]

The first part of my novel, "Beyond the Borderline," has been up for 9 months and as been viewed almost 250K times. I get a feedback today saying it's now missing. Checking my profile, I see it is now listed as rejected for a guidelines violation! WTF! Does anyone have thoughts on the best way to appeal this decision? How can something like this happen after almost a year? Scratching my head on this one. Thanks all.
CPB

 

[glynndah]

The first part of my novel, "Beyond the Borderline," has been up for 9 months and as been viewed almost 250K times. I get a feedback today saying it's now missing. Checking my profile, I see it is now listed as rejected for a guidelines violation! WTF! Does anyone have thoughts on the best way to appeal this decision? How can something like this happen after almost a year? Scratching my head on this one. Thanks all.
CPB

I'll give you the usual answer. PM Laurel and ask her.

 

[sr71plt]

Yep, that's the only answer to that question that will get an explanation. Only the Web site could take it down. Only the Web site can give you an explanation why.

 

[Darkniciad]

Laurel speed-reads to approve around 70 submissions per night. Yours apparently slipped through with a content violation, somebody reported it, she looked at it, and must have decided that the report was accurate.

As everyone said, the only way to resolve it is to PM Laurel.

 

[alwayswantedto]

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[Darkniciad]

I'm surprised you didn't get a note from Laurel that it was taken down.

That's why I say that she must have seen something that she had no question was a content violation. When there's any sort of question, she asks it before hitting it with a belated rejection.

 

[Euphony]

I very much hope this gets resolved quickly and you share with us the reasons behind the disappearance.

I read that part of the story at least twice and can't remember anything even remotely bad in it.

I read a new story this a.m. where a brother forces his sis to choke down his manhood to "make her his cum slut." Humiliates her doesnt begin to cover it. Its full , utterly disgusting, violation.

Thats here and BTBL pt 1 is not.

So wrong.

 

[Darkniciad]

I very much hope this gets resolved quickly and you share with us the reasons behind the disappearance.

I read that part of the story at least twice and can't remember anything even remotely bad in it.

I read a new story this a.m. where a brother forces his sis to choke down his manhood to "make her his cum slut." Humiliates her doesnt begin to cover it. Its full , utterly disgusting, violation.

Thats here and BTBL pt 1 is not.

So wrong.

Hmm... that definitely sounds like a reason to PM Laurel and see about restoring the story to the public file with all existing stats intact. It could be that she reviewed the report ( I'm assuming that's what happened ) in a speed-read and mistook something for a content violation.

 

[lovecraft68]

I read your story. It is a lifelong talr and there were some under age scenarios.
They were not sexual but. ...

The story got through because the editing process is nothing more than a quick skim. Your story was massive so it went through

For this to happen someone reported it whicn means it is supposesly being reviewed.

It won't be until you pm laurel. You will either have to change it or take it elsewhere

 

[lovecraft68]

Or instead of everyone pming her and trying to so the sites work maybe its time she looked for some help.
I am sure she could get a couple of reliable volunteers from these forums.

 

[lovecraft68]

I very much hope this gets resolved quickly and you share with us the reasons behind the disappearance.

I read that part of the story at least twice and can't remember anything even remotely bad in it.

I read a new story this a.m. where a brother forces his sis to choke down his manhood to "make her his cum slut." Humiliates her doesnt begin to cover it. Its full , utterly disgusting, violation.

Thats here and BTBL pt 1 is not.

So wrong.

Disgusting yes but not the authors fault. The rape rule is buried in the faq and the site has a section called non consent which means rape. Why would they not think they could post it?

 

[CPBaudelaire]

It's fixed. There actually was no complaint. Got a nice PM from Laurel explaining it as a scripting error. Part 1 is back online with original stats restored. Whew!

 

[Darkniciad]

It's fixed. There actually was no complaint. Got a nice PM from Laurel explaining it as a scripting error. Part 1 is back online with original stats restored. Whew!

Sweet! Glad it all worked out

They must be monkeying with the system something fierce behind the scenes, considering how many things have been cropping up lately.

 

[lovecraft68]

Just wanted to mention to the op I am fairly certain the person who bagged the story is another incest author or one of their rabid fans that they set loose on stories that get more attention than theirs.

Hall of fame rankings come with a price in incest.

Ask me how I know

 

[Euphony]

Disgusting yes but not the authors fault. The rape rule is buried in the faq and the site has a section called non consent which means rape. Why would they not think they could post it?

I know the scatter-shot enforment of the already liberal interpretation of the rule is ridiculous.

My issue is more about the fact it was a piece easily skimmed and (being in the *new* category) wasn't done years ago before any new rules/interpretations came into effect and yet flew right on through. The *recent comments* are littered with the same questions (how did it get through) though the author has wised up at deleted them as soon as he can after they are posted.

Stories here can easily be picked apart for "broken tail light" violations. Its just the nature of stories (they go all over the place and can bump into iffy areas)

When I see a dunk driver, bottle in hand out the window, running over pedestrians type story I shake my head.

Its barely cresting a 3 anyway. From that standpoint alone it could be deemed *easier to lose* than a top rated story.

There are no darlings here, apparently. (I base this not on just this example)

 

[TxRad]

Just wanted to mention to the op I am fairly certain the person who bagged the story is another incest author or one of their rabid fans that they set loose on stories that get more attention than theirs.

Hall of fame rankings come with a price in incest.

Ask me how I know

No one bagged the story. It was a script error.

 

[sr71plt]

"Someone" is sounding like Scouries more each day. So much for the conspiracy theories--again.

Glad that PMing Laurel got it resolved quickly.

 

[Euphony]

Disgusting yes but not the authors fault. The rape rule is buried in the faq and the site has a section called non consent which means rape. Why would they not think they could post it?

I'd bet large sums of money this "author" couldn't pass a Lit rules test if his/her life depended on it. If they were ever read, they were certainly not followed.

Besides, the review is to catch that material which is either knowingly or unknowingly posted in violation of the rules.

I'm sorry but even if I agree with the odd "but if she likes it at some point" interpretation,

"she began to enjoy it through the pain." (that being the *only* reference to any sort of pleasure on the girls part)

then returning to full on brutality and her returning to utter misery doesn't really meet the standard IMO.

Yeah yeah, non-con and all that silliness, I know. However, it was in incest and I guess in my world a non-conner would be okay with non-conning ANYONE OR ANYTHING (its not about the being, after all) so it would trump all categories.

Maybe Im wrong. Maybe rape is okay, but not if she's your sister.

 

[lovecraft68]

I'd bet large sums of money this "author" couldn't pass a Lit rules test if his/her life depended on it. If they were ever read, they were certainly not followed.

Besides, the review is to catch that material which is either knowingly or unknowingly posted in violation of the rules.

I'm sorry but even if I agree with the odd "but if she likes it at some point" interpretation,

"she began to enjoy it through the pain." (that being the *only* reference to any sort of pleasure on the girls part)

then returning to full on brutality and her returning to utter misery doesn't really meet the standard IMO.

Yeah yeah, non-con and all that silliness, I know. However, it was in incest and I guess in my world a non-conner would be okay with non-conning ANYONE OR ANYTHING (its not about the being, after all) so it would trump all categories.

Maybe Im wrong. Maybe rape is okay, but not if she's your sister.

The entire rape non/con thing is a word play joke with a very pathetic punchline. "we don't allow rape" is a hollow CYA remark, they are fine with it, just not in celebrity because they could get sued.

I figure if they can and do continuously reject non con in celebrity they could do it in the actual non con section,

but oh, sorry the story where a woman was bent over a copier and screamed and begged while she was raped then had pens and pencils shoved into her holes isn't rape even when many of the public comments called it out for it and it was reported (yet still there)

as to brother/sister I will guess that story will not do well. Incest fans in general do not like rough and especially rape sex they like their incest hot and fun.

I wrote a few hardcore BDSM scenes in my incest series(But I, unlike this site know where the line is drawn for consent) and people were not thrilled.

I got my favorite e-mail of all time when a guy e-mailed me with with "Dear author, that is no way for a loving brother to treat his sister!"

 

[lovecraft68]

It's fixed. There actually was no complaint. Got a nice PM from Laurel explaining it as a scripting error. Part 1 is back online with original stats restored. Whew!

I'm happy this worked out for you.

But a scripting error after nine months?

Who wants to buy some of my beachfront property?

 

[sr71plt]

Yes, you probably should be very wary of such deal offers, LC, as you seem particularly susceptible to such snake oil and conspiracy theories, not to mention fast on the draw and belligerent.

 

[lovecraft68]

This message is hidden because sr71plt is on your ignore list.

But I will guess. "bootlicking, butt kissing

 

[sr71plt]

I think the proof that Laurel isn't manipulating anything here is right there in the fact that you haven't been bounced off the forum yet, LC.

 

[Darkniciad]

Thankfully, the reason for the thread already has a happy ending, because it appears that it's officially -- inevitably -- careened off the rails and is rapidly steaming toward the nearest cliff *laugh*

 

[sr71plt]

I think this is a great thread.

tick . . . tick . . . tick. Waiting for those FAWC stories to post.